On Aug 5th , 2010 Chinese audiences can enjoy a complimentary concert featuring performance of Teatro Regio Torino under the direction of Conductor Gianandrea Noseda at the Red Hall of the Expo Park as part of the rich cultural programme of the Italian Pavilion at World Expo 2010 Shanghai.

Teatro Regio Torino

Teatro Regio was established in 1740 in Torino as the theatre of the Savoy court. With the end of the 1800's seeing a period of great prestige in the presence of Arturo Toscanini and world premieres of two masterpieces by Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut and La bohème.

In 1936, a fire destroyed the old Theatre. Rebuilt by Carlo Mollino, it was inaugurated in 1973 with I Vespri sicilani directed by Maria Callas. The new Teatro Regio, characterised by an exclusive curvilinear design, is equipped with one of the largest stages in Europe and advanced technology.

The Regio is the most important productive and organisational cultural centre of the region. The primary commitment of the Theatre is the Opera and Ballet Season, which is combined with a Symphony Season. Regular guest appearances by the world's most important ballet companies and a full program of activities for the schools involves more than 50,000 young people every year.

In recent years, the production output of the Theatre has increased considerably in terms of both quantity and quality, ensuring the Regio's undisputed role in the foreground of the international artistic scene. This is demonstrated by the many co-productions with major European institution, important tours abroad and its record audiences.

Gianandrea Noseda - Music Director

Gianandrea Noseda, born in Milan, became the first foreign Principal Guest Conductor at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1997. There he and Valery Gergiev set-up the 'Mariinsky Young Philharmonic Orchestra', and served as its Principal Conductor. He was also Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic (1999-2003) and of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (2003-2006).

He is now Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino, Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, Principal Conductor of the Orquesta de Cadaqués and Artistic Director of the Stresa Festival.

Gianandrea Noseda appears all over the world with all of the major orchestras. In 2005, his live performances in Manchester of Beethoven's complete symphonies with BBC Philharmonic have attracted 1.4 million download requests in a BBC radio trial. He has very intense CD and DVD recording activity and his extensive discography includes both symphonic and opera.

With the Teatro Regio Torino, he has also begun increasingly important international activity which led to several European tours and performances in Japan and in China for the World Expo 2010 Shanghai. Future projects with the Metropolitan Opera House NY include La traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor (on tour in Japan in 2011) and Macbeth; also debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington and the Orchestre de Paris.

For his activity in Italy and abroad, Gianandrea Noseda has received the honour of "Cavaliere Ufficiale al Merito della Repubblica Italiana".